Cabaret & Concert NewsJagged Little Pill’s Derek Klena to Perform at A Contemporary Theater in ConnecticutThe Broadway favorite will take the stage as part of the Broadway Unplugged Series.
By
Dan Meyer
November 05, 2019
Derek Klena
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Current Jagged Little Pill star Derek Klena and music director Bryan Perri will perform December 16 at A Contemporary Theater (ACT) in Ridgefield, Connecticut.
As part of the Broadway Unplugged Series created by ACT Resident Music Supervisor Perri, the pair will present a musical evening of storytelling and song.
Bryan Perri
Nathan Johnson
Klena, who plays Nick Healy in the Alanis Morissette and Diablo Cody musical, previously originated the role of Dmitry in Anastasia and played Fiyero in Broadway's Wicked, for which Perri served as music director and conductor the past five years. Klena has also appeared Off-Broadway in Dogfight, Carrie, and Diner.
A Broadway cast recording of Jagged Little Pill is set to be released December 6. The jukebox musical began performances at Broadway's Broadhurst Theatre November 3.
Tickets for the concert are available ACTofCT.org.
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From Wicked to Jagged Little Pill: Take a Look at Derek Klena on the Stage
From Wicked to Jagged Little Pill: Take a Look at Derek Klena on the Stage
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